Cheese vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cheese and foie gras

Cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, and zinc, while foie gras has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin A, copper, and selenium.
Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 346% higher.
Foie gras contains 10 times less calcium than cheese. Cheese contains 710mg of calcium, while foie gras contains 70mg.
The amount of saturated fat in foie gras is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, cheddar and Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Cheese

Foie gras

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+107.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+914.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+295.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+127.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+81.6%
Contains more IronIron	+3828.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1233.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+344.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+54.4%

~equal in Sodium ~697mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Cheese

Foie gras

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+203.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+203.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4154.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+192.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+754.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+122.2%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.06mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.1µg	9.4µg	346%
Vitamin A	330µg	1001µg	75%
Iron	0.14mg	5.5mg	67%
Calcium	710mg	70mg	64%
Copper	0.03mg	0.4mg	41%
Monounsaturated fat	9.246g	25.61g	41%
Phosphorus	455mg	200mg	36%
Selenium	28.5µg	44µg	28%
Zinc	3.64mg	0.92mg	25%
Protein	22.87g	11.4g	23%
Saturated fat	18.867g	14.45g	20%
Cholesterol	99mg	150mg	17%
Fats	33.31g	43.84g	16%
Vitamin B5	0.41mg	1.2mg	16%
Vitamin B3	0.059mg	2.51mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.428mg	0.299mg	10%
Folate	27µg	60µg	8%
Vitamin E	0.71mg		5%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.088mg	5%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.12mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.421g	0.84g	4%
Calories	404kcal	462kcal	3%
Vitamin D*	24 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg		3%
Magnesium	27mg	13mg	3%
Choline	16.5mg		3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Potassium	76mg	138mg	2%
Sodium	653mg	697mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Carbs	3.09g	4.67g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.7g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	405kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.57	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	3.09g	4.67g	N/A
Sugar	0.48g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.066mg	0.06mg	0%
Trans fat	0.917g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.547mg	0.161mg	0%
Threonine	1.044mg	0.507mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.206mg	0.606mg	0%
Leucine	1.939mg	1.029mg	0%
Lysine	1.025mg	0.863mg	0%
Methionine	0.547mg	0.27mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.074mg	0.567mg	0%
Valine	1.404mg	0.719mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.303mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.017g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A